Character Spotlight

“Verification of the tale, as one might expect, is difficult, yet certain facts are known. Tanitin Regional Deputy Marshal Miles Drake is, in fact, a lawman of the territory, a position he has held since IV.E.987….”

There are two reasons that I know of. One is that people with somewhat poor vision can have a screen reader read them the script while they use a magnifier on the image. The other is that page translators like Babel Fish or Google translate cannot affect the image so it is a great way to get the comic to other countries.

Great first chapter! I disagree with the pace being too slow I thought it was fine I don’t want or need to know everyone’s origin and current agendas right away.
Again It looks and reads amazing, keep up the great work!!

I know it is supposed to be ineffable, but lets talk about the aether for a bit. The ship that Lady Sabre sails in is showing full billowed sails no matter which direction it sails in and that is against the full power of her thrusters, so quite a gale there, yet it doesn’t effect her hair except to blow it perpendicular to the direction of ships travel and then immediately reverse direction when the ship is seen from a different camera angle. I would recommend drawing the sails furled when the ship is under thruster power and then unfurled with the thrusters shut down to conserve fuel during ordinary cruising.

Hah! Yes, this has been noted, believe me. Right now, it’s falling under Rick’s Artistic License vs. Greg’s Detailed Nature. Rick’s Artistic License is the winner thus far 😉 See also: which way does the flag point?

Its 1:45 am and I just discovered your awesome site! I was already a fan of Greg (mostly his novels and later the comics!) but this coupled with Rick’s amazing artwork and the “locale” of the story is like you guys have read my heart and mind ! Few artists can create an world that mixes so many elements so well and evenly . Your product makes me eager for more.

Actually to throw in my 2 cents, the pace isn’t slow at all, this moves fast. It would only seem slow if I’d had to wait for the next installment, but by the benefit of finding out about this 3 years into it’s run, it moves along at an exciting pace, and I can enjoy the beautiful artwork.

Re reading this after a while an still loving it. This opening chapter makes me think of a cross between spelljammer and space: 1899, two old gaming settings that really didn’t get the love they deserved.
That said, I do love the story on its old merits- the old swashbuckling atmosphere, the lovable rogue protagonist and, of course, the alternate history world.